The carcasses analyzed were found with tusks intact and showed no signs of injuries, poisoning, or contamination.

Elephants are one of the iconic animals that people travel thousands of miles to see. But have you ever wondered if elephants are endangered? Well, unfortunately, these huge animals — the largest land ...

Older elephants in East Africa will be most severely impacted by climate change, threatening the long-term survival of this vulnerable African mammal, according to a modelling study by Simon Nampindo ...

Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. The ...

The Oakland Zoo's last African elephant arrived at his new home on Monday! New images of "Osh" show him at the Elephant ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for releasing a final rule today that provides additional Endangered Species Act protections for ...

Lois, an African elephant who has called the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium home for more than 40 years, has died.

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...

When human settlements and wildlife bump into each other it can cause big problems, so scientists are working on an ...

The Louisville Zoo's two aging elephants have arrived at their "retirement home" in Tennessee, zoo officials announced in a news release June 5. African elephant Mikki, 39, and Asian elephant Punch, ...

Corra, a 2-month-old African elephant, skipped onto the savanna for the first time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Thursday morning. Within that first hour, she scampered alongside mom ...

For months, visitors to the Oklahoma City Zoo have been met with construction fences blocking off a large portion of the zoo. Now, all 12 acres of the zoo's largest habitat expansion are open to the ...